MDAI

MDAI
Clinical data
Other names5,6-Methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane; 5,6-Methylenedioxy-2-aminoindan; Methylenedioxyaminoindane; Methylenedioxyaminoindan
Routes of
administration		Oral
Drug classSerotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent; Entactogen
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Duration of action2–6 hours
Identifiers
  • 6,7-Dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[f] [1,3]benzodioxol-6-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H11NO2
Molar mass177.203 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1C(CC2=CC3=C(C=C21)OCO3)N
  • InChI=1S/C10H11NO2/c11-8-1-6-3-9-10(13-5-12-9)4-7(6)2-8/h3-4,8H,1-2,5,11H2 Y
  • Key:FQDRMHHCWZAXJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

MDAI, also known as 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane, is an entactogen drug of the 2-aminoindane group which is related to MDMA and produces similar subjective effects.

It acts as a selective serotonin and norepinephrine releasing agent (SNRA). The drug shows greatly reduced serotonergic neurotoxicity in comparison to MDMA in animals, although it still shows weak capacity for neurotoxicity with chronic use or in combination with amphetamine.

MDAI was developed in the 1990s by a team led by David E. Nichols at Purdue University. It has been encountered as a designer drug and has been used recreationally with reported street names such as "sparkle" and "mindy". In addition to its recreational use, there has been interest in MDAI for potential use in medicine, for instance in drug-assisted psychotherapy.

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